An Indonesian man U.S. prosecutors called a "kingpin of counterfeit" for selling millions of dollars of fake French wine to the wealthy was sentenced to 10 years in jail in Manhattan federal court on Thursday.

Rudy Kurniawan used his refined palate and luxurious lifestyle to hoodwink some of the world's most discriminating oenophiles with his "bold, grandiose, unscrupulous but destined-to-fail con," U.S. District Judge Richard Berman said in imposing the sentence, along with $28.4 million in restitution to compensate seven unsuspecting buyers.

The sentence would serve as a deterrent to other counterfeiters, Berman said.

"The public at large needs to know that our food and drink are safe and can trust what's on the label," he said, "and not some potentially unsafe, homemade witch's brew."

Kurniawan, 37, was convicted by a federal jury last December of one count of mail fraud for creating and selling counterfeit wines and one count of wire fraud for defrauding a financing company in connection with a $3 million loan.

Prosecutors were seeking a prison sentence of 12-14 years, while Kurniawan had requested time served. He has already spent 29 months in custody.